The Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the trade group representing over 600 airports across 44 countries and territories, today released its Travel Retail Study in the Post-Pandemic Era, revealing a fundamental shift in airport retail dynamics. The study points out that younger travelers are now driving spend, while passenger behaviour, rather than sheer traffic volumes, has become the defining factor of airport travel retail performance.
In July, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 5.2 million passengers and 33,670 flight movements, representing 9.7% and 8.3% year-on-year growth respectively. While transfer/ transit passengers continued to experience growth from a low base, overall passenger traffic growth softened due to adverse weather and a decline in travel demand to Japan.
For the first time ever, Perth Airport has surpassed 1.6 million passengers in a one month period. The July 2025 total of 1,609,744 easily beats the previous July period of 1,493,299 passengers. It also outstrips our best previous month of January 2025 that saw 1,564,314 passengers travel through our terminals.
Plaza Premium Lounges Chef Series, “Flavours in Transit: From Our Roots to Your Plate”, is the first of its kind in the airport hospitality industry, celebrating the signature dishes of the in-house chefs across multiple global airport lounge locations.
Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the trade association representing over 600 airports, made strong recommendations at the 60th ICAO Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for Asia and Pacific regions in Sendai, Japan recently. The Members of the Conference endorsed the ACI APAC & MID’s recommendations and encouraged States to take appropriate steps for implementation.
Adani Digital Labs (ADL), the technology arm of Adani Airport Holdings Limited, has announced a series of transformative initiatives aimed at redefining the travel and airport experience for passengers across Adani-managed airports in India. T
Fiji Airports has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of three accomplished managers to head critical departments, underscoring the organisation’s commitment to a more inclusive and equitable workplace.
During the period of adverse weather and thunderstorms today Hong Kong Observatory recorded an exceptionally severe rainstorm at the airport island, breaking records with 300 millimetres of rainfall in an hour. The airport largely maintained normal operations under the rainstorm.
Queenstown Airport is celebrating its 90th birthday, making it one of New Zealand’s oldest commercial airports still operating on its original site.
Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR Airport) has concluded its most successful mango season yet, exporting 921 metric tonnes (MT) of mangoes to destinations across the globe.
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